Six-Pack March, 2013 Edition

Our free monthly workout calendars have become a Sisterhood staple. Each month, we focus on a specific area of our bodies and focus on toning, tightening, and building muscle. This month, I WANT FAB ABS. Right now, my flabs {as my 9-year-old boy refers to them} leave a lot to be desired. This needs to change. While I may not be able to achieve a six-pack or even a four-pack in a month, I can surely finish a lot stronger than my current state, right? So can you!

About Lissa

Melissa is the Co-Founder the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans and the Shrinking Kitchen. She has been married to a wonderful man forever and is mother to six amazing children (18,15, 11, 11 and 3 and 1!). Melissa has reached her goal weight, and is now trying to find ways to fit fitness into her crazy busy schedule. She loves kickboxing and hates running, even though she has completed 4 half-marathons. When Melissa isn't helping her little girl battle her brain tumors (Love for Jazmine Joy), she loves to travel, laugh, tend to her chickens, and dream of sunshine and mountains.[email protected]

That’s like me, I can do almost any leg or body driven exercise, but I have really weak arms, I can barely do 1 push-up, but as long as you try and do as many as you can you will see progress. Even though this isn’t a very advanced workout, it can hardly hurt :) Good Luck.

Noticed some differences from the last March 2012 calender. This one seems a little “off” as if it’s been incorrectly edited. Are the situps correct at the end of the month? Seems like it should be upped 5 each day, instead of adding 10 or 15.

More than exercise is required. Dietary changes are what drives the fat loss. We all have ab muscles. The don’t show because we have a layer of fat over them. Relatively easy for men to lose this fat, more difficult for women. Many articles on this… start with a low carb high protein diet. Exercise is certainly a way to burn calories and accelerate the process. Every day you need a calorie deficit to burn the fat.

And the reps don’t need to increase to the insane 80 per day. Keep doing day 1 reps, EVERY day and you’ll be good. And you won’t hate doing it. Better yet try pilates which is all about core strength development.